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...THE FIRST-EVER SOS CAPE COD TRIATHLON

WELLFLEET AWAITS...

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june 22, 2019

sos: a true test of endurance

In partnership with the acclaimed SOS Triathlon®, held annually for 35 years along New York’s Shawangunk Mountain Range, New England Endurance Events is pleased to present SOS Cape Cod. For the first time ever, an athletic competition has been allowed to enter the fragile and scenic lands of the Cape Cod National Seashore. A slightly shorter course than the SOS New York event, triathletes will bike, then run and swim on a 38-mile point-to-point route leading to a finish in the quintessential coastal village of Wellfleet. Ten of the top overall/age group winners will be eligible to compete at the SOS Championships in New Paltz, New York on September 8.

(Photos on this website were taken at a 30-athlete test event held in June of 2017)

event summary

HERE ARE THE BASICS:

Like the original SOS Triathlon, the race starts with a bike leg; which will leave from the edge of Cape Cod Bay in the village of Wellfleet. You’ll follow mostly back country roads to Provincetown, then to Truro. It’s a hilly 27-mile ride. Racers will leave their bikes with their support designates and venture onto the sandy trails of the National Seashore. Total running is 9 miles. Along the way you will encounter glacier-created kettle ponds which will require three swims to cross: each either a quarter-mile or a half-mile. You’ll finish with a one-mile run along a quiet road to the finish line at Wellfleet’s Congregational Church. You and your support person are then welcome for a complete meal at the after-party and awards ceremony, held at the Wagner Inn — just a short walk away.

oh, but there’s a catch

veteran triathletes only

To take part in this event, athletes must complete one of the following within 18 months of Race Day: a standard Olympic-distance race in 3:30 or less (or adjusted time if a non-standard Olympic); a half-Ironman in 7 hours or less; or an Ironman-distance race in 15 hours or less. You will be asked to provide documentation of your qualifications. If you have completed the SOS Triathlon in New York State within the last two years, you will need only to include the year as part of your registration. And remember: you will need to name a support person with vehicle to park in designated areas during the race, to be present at the day-before-race briefing, at the first transition stop to take your bike, and at the finish line.

Bike Route

27 absolutely beautiful — yet surprisingly hilly — miles.

• Starts at Mayo Beach, Wellfleet, Cape Cod• Winds through the narrow streets of this old fishing village before following one of the oldest (and most isolated) roads in New England along Cape Cod Bay to Truro• Follows the bike lane of the Mid Cape Highway to North Truro• Enters the North Highlands area of Truro, on quiet windswept roads• From North Truro, follows Shore Road to Provincetown• At the Harbor Inn, turns to head back to North Truro• Follows the bike lane of the Mid Cape Highway for a short stretch• Enters onto quiet, hilly roads by Castle Hill and Corn Hill — the first place in North America visited by English explorers• In Truro Center, crosses over to the Ocean side of the Cape (the “Backside”)• Finishes on Collins Road in Lower Truro, where athletes will meet their support designates and exchange bikes for running/swimming gear

Run/Swim Route

Racers will embark on a combination run/swim effort (9 miles of running, 1.25 of swimming, across seven legs) through the Cape Cod National Seashore lands in Truro and Wellfleet. The runners will be following existing footpaths and both dirt and paved roads, with the last run leg entirely on paved roads

what’s the s.o.s.?

A LITTLE BACKGROUND...

The SOS Triathlon, founded in 1983 by Don Davis (shown here after the Cape Cod test event with former Ironman World Champion Karen Smyers and Don’s wife Darlene), is widely considered to be one of the sport’s most iconic races. Held every September in the rugged hills bordering New Paltz, New York, this eight-stage triathlon (bike-run-swim-run-swim-run-swim-hill climb) attracts some of the world’s best athletes — as well as individually-minded age groupers looking for a challenge unlike anything else. Winning athletes at the 2019 SOS Cape Cod will be invited to compete in the September “2019 Championship” at New Paltz.

Read our Frequently Asked Questions

——————— When a triathlon is this different and exciting, everyone has questions. Here are the answers to most of them!

THE 2019 FIELD IS FULL!

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…for race announcements

As of January 4, the wait list is short enough that those who ask to be on it should receive word this winter or spring that they can indeed race. Sign up on this form and mention in the “Message” section that you’d like to be on the wait list. We will not use your information in any other way but to bring you news of New England Endurance Events or SOS Triathlon races.

New England Endurance Events | 39 Eldridge Rd. | Brewster MA 02631

(617) 240-5577

Learn more: visit neeevents.com and sostriathlon.com

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